L'Abergement-de-Varey

L'Abergement-de-Varey
Commune
L'Abergement-de-Varey

Coordinates: 46°00′28″N 5°25′31″E / 46.0078°N 5.4253°E / 46.0078; 5.4253Coordinates: 46°00′28″N 5°25′31″E / 46.0078°N 5.4253°E / 46.0078; 5.4253
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Ain
Arrondissement Belley
Canton Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Intercommunality Plaine de l'Ain
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Max Orset
Area1 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 194
 • Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 01002 /01640
Elevation 290–748 m (951–2,454 ft)
(avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

L'Abergement-de-Varey is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.

Geography

The commune is located in the first foothills of the Bugey, not far from Pont-d'Ain. Highway 59 crosses the commune, which is situated on a hillside.

Name

There are four communes in Ain, with the name abergement, which is typical of the Jura, and also exists in Saône-et-Loire, Côte-d'Or, and Doubs; the other three are Le Petit-Abergement, Le Grand-Abergement, L'Abergement-Clémenciat. It apparently designated agricultural concessions granted from the 11th to the 15th century.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793532—    
1800541+1.7%
1806559+3.3%
1821546−2.3%
1831552+1.1%
1836539−2.4%
1841549+1.9%
1846547−0.4%
1851540−1.3%
1856486−10.0%
1861496+2.1%
1866491−1.0%
1872496+1.0%
1876484−2.4%
1881490+1.2%
1886486−0.8%
1891421−13.4%
1896391−7.1%
1901357−8.7%
1906323−9.5%
1911291−9.9%
1921256−12.0%
1926253−1.2%
1931219−13.4%
1936203−7.3%
1946190−6.4%
1954157−17.4%
1962103−34.4%
196888−14.6%
1975106+20.5%
1982136+28.3%
1990159+16.9%
1999168+5.7%
2008194+15.5%
2012235+21.1%

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References

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